My new car - I AM FINALLY 100% GM GUY :)

powervette · 10-05-2005, 04:07 PM

Ladies and Gentlemen ,here it is :

Opel/Vauxhall/Saturn Astra GTC :

Yeah,I remember I bashed Opels and compact cars.But Opel finally started to build some exciting cars,that's why I decided to choose Astra.It is simply the best in class.After I compared it to the competition (Golf,Civic,Focus) the choice could be only one.I am still not a fan of Opel brand because it means nothing to me.Opel has never built such exciting cars as Bel Air,Impala or Camaro.So if Cobalt(only SS counts for me) was available on the market I would choose Chevy.But I don't complain,day after day I love the Astra hatch more

GOD BLESS GM!

more pictures and review to come

**nsap** · 10-05-2005, 04:11 PM

That puts every compact car in the US to shame- everyone of them.

Congrats on the new very-color ride!

**paul8488** · 10-05-2005, 04:17 PM

Congrats man! That's really nice! Very jealous over here! Can you give us some info on the car? Engine? Transmission? Options? Power? Enjoy!

GM_Fanatic · 10-05-2005, 04:56 PM

dang...you have NO idea how jealous I am. Congratulations.

SSrevolution · 10-05-2005, 04:59 PM

This really should be sold in the U.S. if they want to win the car market.

bugatti48 · 10-05-2005, 05:58 PM

lucky! that must be a fun ride!

powervette · 10-05-2005, 06:16 PM

thanks guys,I will post tommorrow more pictures of the interior,engine and I will write something more.The engine is 1.8 L / 125 Hp.It feels very fast because my previous car had...60 Hp

IAMCANADIAN · 10-05-2005, 06:24 PM

wow, very nice Astra man, I like it a lot, they need to bring one out to North America.

Kar Krazie · 10-05-2005, 06:56 PM

Behold! What the Saturn ION should be!!! Nice car man.

driverblogger · 10-05-2005, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kar Krazie

Behold! What the Saturn ION should be!!! Nice car man.

I hear you there!

That is one nice car, the three-door looks hot.

Mischief007 · 10-05-2005, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nsap

That puts every compact car in the US to shame- everyone of them.

Congrats on the new very-color ride!

Absolutely right.

If that car was here, I wouldn't be driving an Alero 2-door Coupe

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camaro chris · 10-05-2005, 09:58 PM

sweet ride! cant wait for a saturn badge

86fleet · 10-05-2005, 10:36 PM

They know how to make small cars look good over there, not the ugly blobs we have.
Nice car man.

**paul8488** · 10-05-2005, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by powervette

Yeah,I remember I bashed Opels and compact cars.

Good timing on this purchase man! We were getting ready to vote you off the GMi island... now you've been named king! Hurry with the details!

Oh, and can you tell us what country you live in?

atomicshark · 10-05-2005, 11:09 PM

CONGRATS! I love it. I can't wait until GM brings that over as an Ion replacement.
Good luck with your new Astra!

10-05-2005, 04:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
powervette 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Heart of Europe Posts: 2,208	My new car - I AM FINALLY 100% GM GUY :) Ladies and Gentlemen ,here it is : Opel/Vauxhall/Saturn Astra GTC : Yeah,I remember I bashed Opels and compact cars.But Opel finally started to build some exciting cars,that's why I decided to choose Astra.It is simply the best in class.After I compared it to the competition (Golf,Civic,Focus) the choice could be only one.I am still not a fan of Opel brand because it means nothing to me.Opel has never built such exciting cars as Bel Air,Impala or Camaro.So if Cobalt(only SS counts for me) was available on the market I would choose Chevy.But I don't complain,day after day I love the Astra hatch more GOD BLESS GM! more pictures and review to come Last edited by powervette : 05-20-2006 at 02:47 PM.

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GM_Fanatic 5.3 Liter LS4 V8 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,469	Re: My new car - I AM FINALLY 100% GM GUY :) dang...you have NO idea how jealous I am. Congratulations.

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powervette 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Heart of Europe Posts: 2,208	Re: My new car - I AM FINALLY 100% GM GUY :) thanks guys,I will post tommorrow more pictures of the interior,engine and I will write something more.The engine is 1.8 L / 125 Hp.It feels very fast because my previous car had...60 Hp

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IAMCANADIAN 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,979	Re: My new car - I AM FINALLY 100% GM GUY :) wow, very nice Astra man, I like it a lot, they need to bring one out to North America.

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86fleet 5.3 Liter LS4 V8 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rockville, MD Drives: 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Posts: 3,470	Re: My new car - I AM FINALLY 100% GM GUY :) They know how to make small cars look good over there, not the ugly blobs we have. Nice car man. __________________ 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham; Without this car I could have been in to rice But then again, all those cars have "fart burners" on them. That "fart burner" ads 5-10HP to your car ;some of those small Hondas can whip a Vett off the line. (from anti-rice.com) So 115hp+10hp=430hp, at least in ricerland

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atomicshark 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 4,429	Re: My new car - I AM FINALLY 100% GM GUY :) CONGRATS! I love it. I can't wait until GM brings that over as an Ion replacement. Good luck with your new Astra! __________________ 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt - 9,800 miles 2008 Saturn Vue - 6,300 miles 2004 Pontiac GTO - 71,864 miles atomicshark's flickr gallery

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